Section 44-2-20 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose and Policy. It is the purpose and policy of the party states to cooperate with each other in the […]
Section 44-2-21 Financial responsibility. Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of sections […]
Section 44-2-22 Department of pensions and security to act as appropriate public authority. The [term] “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to this state, mean the department of pensions and security of the state of Alabama and said department shall receive […]
Section 44-2-23 Commissioner of department of pensions and security to be appropriate authority in the receiving state. As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children the phrase “appropriate authority in the receiving state” with reference to this state shall mean the commissioner of the department of […]
Section 44-2-24 Authority to enter into agreements; commissioner of department of pensions and security to approve financial commitments or obligations. The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to […]
Section 44-2-25 Governor to act as executive head. As used in Article VI [Article VII] of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term “executive head” means the governor. The governor of each state party to this compact shall designate an officer who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall […]
Section 44-2-26 Commissioner of department of pensions and security to be compact administrator. The commissioner of the state department of pensions and security shall be the compact administrator and, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. The compact […]
